Director, Grid Resilience Services
Austin, TX - USA
Job Summary
We are designing the grid of the future!
EPE is seeking a technically driven and strategically minded Director Grid Resilience Services to establish coordinate and lead a grid resilience consulting services offering that strengthens and augments EPEs Utilities consulting services. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of electric utility resilience frameworks utility planning and operations grid modernization risk assessment and the technical regulatory and market drivers that influence resilience investments across the power addition the ideal candidate should have an understanding of business development and sales principles catering specifically to utility clients their business model and their needs. The ideal candidate should have the ability to establish relationships with IOU utilities RTO ISO electric cooperatives and municipalities across North America and ideally with national laboratories DOE NARUC and other relevant industry stakeholders. As a key leadership team member the candidate will be instrumental in transforming internal and disparate resilience-related offerings that EPE has today into scalable client-facing services aligning service offerings and product development with market needs and the evolving resilience landscape. This position reports to the EVP of Utilities.
Howyou can make an impact:
Industry Leadership and External Engagement
- Monitor and assess the evolving grid resilience landscape across utilities regulators federal agencies research institutions and industry organizations.
- Work with EPE leadership and external stakeholders to help shape industry thinking around resilience definitions metrics and evaluation frameworks.
- Engage with clients DOE national laboratories NARUC and other relevant bodies to advance practical approaches for resilience assessment and decision-making.
- Represent EPE in strategic industry forums workshops working groups and thought leadership initiatives.
- Develop EPEs perspective on resilience metrics analogous to established reliability frameworks while recognizing the technical and regulatory complexity of resilience measurement.
Market Analysis and Service Line Development
- Perform structured market analysis to identify resilience-related client needs competitive offerings whitespace opportunities and adjacent market segments.
- Assess which resilience products and services EPE should develop refine or expand based on market demand technical fit and growth potential.
- Identify priority offerings across advisory planning analytics compliance grid modernization DER/microgrid resilience emergency preparedness hardening restoration strategy and related domains as appropriate.
- Evaluate competitor positioning customer pain points procurement trends and partnership opportunities that inform EPEs go-to-market strategy.
Technical Strategy and Capability Design
- Work with EPE leaders to define the technical approach delivery model and operating structure for resilience services.
- Identify required internal subject matter expertise staffing needs capability gaps and resource priorities.
- Recommend strategic partnerships subcontractor relationships technology collaborators and potential acquisition targets where needed to accelerate capability buildout.
- Help define methodologies tools frameworks and quality standards that will underpin EPEs resilience offerings.
- Collaborate across engineering commercial and leadership teams to ensure offerings are technically credible differentiated and scalable.
Business Development and Growth Planning
- Develop a 1218 month roadmap to establish market presence generate qualified pipeline and convert opportunities into booked and won work.
- Create an execution plan that aligns business development thought leadership client engagement partnerships and solution development activities.
- Support opportunity identification strategic pursuits proposal positioning and client relationship development tied to resilience services.
- Establish milestones leading indicators and commercial priorities that support meaningful revenue growth.
Long-Term Business Planning
- Lead development of a 5-year business model for EPEs resilience practice in collaboration with peers and leadership.
- Define growth scenarios capability investments organizational implications service evolution and commercialization priorities.
- Recommend how resilience offerings should scale across markets client segments and adjacent solution areas.
- Support leadership decision-making with clear business cases investment rationale and strategic options.
Outreach Communication and Value Capture
- Work with subject matter experts to develop white papers technical reports and presentations to communicate EPEs Grid Resilience services and offerings in support of industry needs.
- Work with marketing to position EPEs existing and emerging capabilities and support go-to-market strategy for EPEs comprehensive service offerings.
Bring your passion heres whats needed:
12 years of experience in the electric power sector including experience in resilience planning reliability planning regulatory compliance regulatory utility needs transmission and distribution planning
Proven track record of successful R&D
Proven track record of launching successful technical services
Proven ability to lead technical and sales teams
Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
Independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
Team player skills with ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships.
Strong written and verbal communication skills excellent business and technical writing.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Be a part of an innovative team shaping the grid of the future through advanced energy intelligence. For more than half a century Electric Power Engineers (EPE) has partnered with power and energy clients across the globe providing consulting expertise and energy intelligence software solutions for complex engineering and grid modeling challenges. As leaders in the renewables space we are focused on building a modern secure and resilient grid. Join us in making an impact on the communities we serve and the environment in which we live. Together we can transform the future of energy.
How we support you:
- Comprehensive health and wellness benefits including medical dental and vision with 100% premium coverage foryou
- Generous PTO and paid holidays
- MyShare Employee Ownership Program
- Work with industry leaders
- 401K up to a 4% match (100% vested from day 1)
Location: This position will be located in Austin TX (Remote candidates may also be considered
Travel: Travel required (50% or less)
EPE is an equal opportunity/AA/Disability/Veteran employer. The EEO is the Law poster and its supplement are available using the following links:EEOC is the Law Poster
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Required Experience:
Director